Give the following a whirl...
Please download
gpsvc.reg and save it to the Desktop:
http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/win-services/7/gpsvc.reg
Save to the Desktop for now. We will come back to it.
Now, press
Windows key and the
R key, on your keyboard, at the same time.
In the Run box, type:
regedit
Press: OK
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\gpsvc
Do so by clicking on the
> to the left of:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SYSTEM
CurrentControlSet
Services
Under Services, you will find:
gpsvc
Right-Click
gpsvc and select:
Permissions
In the
Permissions for gpsvc prompt, click:
Advanced
In the
Advanced Security Settings for gpsvc, select the
Owner tab.
In the
Change owner to area, select the entry starting with you user name.
Now, go to the bottom area, and place a check mark next to:
Replace owner on subcontainers and objects
Click: Apply and OK.
Under
Security type, while Everyone is selected, place a check mark in the box under:
Allow (It is next to Full Control)
Click Apply, and OK.
Back to the Desktop...
Right-click on
gpsvc.reg and select:
Merge
A notice appears asking if you want to merge the information in the file into the Registry, click:
Yes
Restart the computer.
Go to
Start >
All Programs > Accessories and look for the
Command Prompt
Right-click the
Command Prompt and select: Run as Administrator
At the blinking cursor of the Command Prompt, copy/paste each of the following lines inside the quote box, one at a time, and press
Enter after each:
sc config Mup start= boot
sc start Mup
sc config gpsvc start= auto
sc start gpsvc
exit
Restart the computer.
Now, go back to
System Look, and use the following once again (Post #39):
:reg
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\gpsvc
Press:
Look
Please post the
SystemLook.txt in your reply.
Also, check to see if you get the same "Windows could not connect to the Group Policy Client service", etc. error.
